Safety lock-shoe for rails.



W. EDWARDS.

SAFETY LOOK SHOE FOR RAILS.

APPLICATION FILED snmnze, 1913.

1 99,288; Patented June 9,191L

WITNESSES INVENTOP.

WILLIAM EDWARDS, OF WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CANADA.

SAFETY. LOCK-SHOE FOR RAILS.

Y '0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, VViLLIAM EDWARDS, ofthe city of Winnipeg, in the Province of Manitoba, Canada, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Safety Lock-Shoes for Rails, ofwhich the follow' ing is the specification.

The invention relates to an improvement in safety lock shoes for railsand the ob ect of the invention is to provide a simply constructedeasily applied shoe which will receive and effectively hold a rail, theshoe be ing arranged in such a manner that it not only strengthens orreinforces the rail but also prevents the rail from being displacedlaterally.

A further object of the invention is to pro vide in combination with theshoe a tie for receiving and holding the shoe.

WVith the above objects in view the invention consists essentially in ametallic tie having suitable recesses located in the upper face thereofand provided on the under side with extending ribs and a shoe comprisingtwo sections having the bases thereof received within the recesses andthe body portions thereof fashioned to receive the rail, one of thesections having the base extending beneath the base of the rail and theother of the sections being fastened to the tie by a suitable bolt, theparts beingarranged and constructed as hereinafter more particularlydescribed and later pointed out in the appended claims.

Figure 1 represents a perspective View of my invention as it appears 1nuse. Flg. 2 represents an enlarged detailed longitudinal sectional viewthrough the shoe, tie and rail. Fig. 3 represents an enlarged detailedperspective view of the shoe and a portion of the tie.

In the drawing like characters of reference indicate corresponding partsin each figure.

1 and 2 represent the usual rails of a track which rails are connectedeach by means of one of my shoes 3 to the tie 4. The rails present as iscustomary heads 5, webs 6 and bases 7.

The tie which I prefer to use is of special construction, being formedentirely from metal. It is supplied on the upper side toward the endswith pairs of inner and outer recesses 8 and 9 separated by a cross web10, these recesses beingdesigned to receive the bases of the shoesections as later Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 29, 1913.

Patented June 2-), 1914.

Serial No. 792,398.

described. It is to be noticed that the recess 8 has one of the wallsthereof inclined to present a wedge or V-shapcd groove 11. The remainingwalls of both the recesses S and 9 are vertical.

The tie is supplied on the under side and. toward the ends with pairs ofribs 12 and 13 which have the effect of preventing the tie from creepingendwise when it is laid in the roadway. The shoes 3 are as nowdescribed. They comprise each inner and outer sections 141; and 15. Thesection 14 has the base thereof arranged to pass into the recess 8 inthe tie, the said base being supplied with a V- shaped tongue 16complementary to the V- shaped groove 11. The edge of the base remotefrom the tongue butts against the web 10 and the adjoining side isrecessed at 17 to receive one side of the base of the rail snugly, therecess being deep enough to permit the upper portion of the section tobutt against the web 6 of the rail.

The section 15 of the shoe has the base 18 thereof fashioned to passsnugly and squarely into the recess 9 and the body portion thereofextending and shaped to lit over that portion of the base of the railwhich is not received within the recess 17. This extending portion alsobutts up against the web of the rail. \Vhen the section 15 is inposition it is fastened by a bolt 19 passing through the tie and thesaid section, the bolt having the head thereof countersunk in the underside of the tie and the upperend thereof threaded and supplied with anut 21. In order to strengthen the tie it is formed with facialprojecting pieces 22 and 23 and it is in these that the recesses 8 and 9are actually formed.

When a rail is to be secured to the tie the section 1a is inserted withthe base thereof within the recess 8. It is necessary in this operationto first insert the tongue within the groove and then swing the oppositeside of the section down into position. The rail is then laid, one edgeof the base thereof being forced by side movement into the groove 17. Itwill here be noticed when this is accomplished that the base of the railrests partially on the base of the said section and on the web 10. Thesection. 15 is then ap plied, the base 18 thereof being fitted into therecess 9. Uponthe screw 19 being then inserted and the nut 21 tighteneddown the projecting portion of the said section holds the rail securelyin position.

It will be seen that owing to the peculiar construction the section letrequires no fastening as the tongue holds it on one side and i invertical. section a contour complementary to the base of the rail whichit is to receive. 1

What I claim as my invention is l. The combination with a tie providedwvi th a pair of adjoining recesses divided by a cross web and a rail"provided With the usual base,rthe width of the web being less than thewidth of the base of therail, of a shoe comprising two sections havingthe bases thereof designed to fit into the -recesses aforesaid, one ofsaid shoes being supplied on one side with a groove adapted to receiveone side of the base of the rail and the other of said shoes beingsupplied with an extending portion extending over the remaining side ofthe base of the rail and releasable means for fastening the lattersection to the tie, as and for the purposespeci- 2; The combinationWitha tie provided with a pair of inner and outer recesses separated bya cross web the inner recess being supplied at the side remote fromthe'Web With a V-shaped groove and a rail provided With the usualbase,;the Width of the Web afore said being less than the width of therail base, of a shoe formecl from inner and outer u 7 l V i i g sectionshaving their bases passing into the recesses in the tie, the lnnersection belng supplied with a \Lshaped tongue designed to enter theVshaped groove presented by the inner recess and having the body portionthereof provided at the side remote to the tongue with a channeldesigned to receive one side of the base of the rail and'the outersection having an extending portion de-' signed to fit over theremaining side of the rail base and releasable means securingthe outersection to the tie, as and for the purpose specified. V

3. The combination with atie having a pair of inner and outer recessesseparated by a dividing Web and arail provided with the usual base andhaving one side-of; the

base resting on the web and the other side.

extending over a portion of the inner recess,

of a shoe formed from an inner and an outer section; the inner sectionhaving the base thereof received within the inner recess and passmgbeneath the overhanging side of the rail base and the body portionthereof passing above the overhanging side aforesaid of: therai]. baseand tl' e'outer'section having the base thereof passingwithin the-outerrecess and the body portion thereof extending over that portion of therail base riding on the Web and a releasable bolt securing the outersection tothe tie as and for the pnrpose specified.

\VILLIAM EDWARDS.

In. the presence ofi V GERALD S. RoXBUReH,

R. FOSTER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for fivecents each} by addressingthe Commissioner of Eatents, Washington, D. G. v v

Signed at 'Wmnipeg'this 10th dayof e 1913; V

